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BY m zm l l ATTORNEYS Patented May 9, 1939 UNITED STATES COMBINATIONAMUSEMENT AND ADVER- TISING DEVICE Clement G. Lamica, Newark, N. J.,assignor to Harrington E. Drake, Newark, N. J.

Application June 16, 1937, Serial No. 148,604

22 Claims.

This invention relates to amusement devices and more particularly toamusement devices which function in cooperative relationship withadvertising devices.

A notable feature of the device prepared according to the presentinvention lies in the means whereby a plurality of advertising messagesare presented to the view of the operator and nearby spectators duringthe operation of the device.

Moreover the device provides for means of continuous presentation ofadvertising messages during such time as it is not in operation.

Another notable feature of the present invention is that the amusementdevice employed in conjunction with the advertising device is of suchnature .that it would be likely to attract spectators thereby enhancingits utility as an advertising medium.

A further feature of the present invention;

is that it provides a means for mechanically throwing dice and tallyingthe scores of a plurality of operators and moreover provides a means fordirecting the attention of the operator to the advertising message atthe termination of each throw. v

- Another novel notable feature of the device according to :the presentinvention is that it permits the operator to play against variouscombinations of numbers, for example, if he wishes he maypush inone ofthe various selector slides indicating that he believes that a certaincombination of numbers will appear upon the next throw of the dice, forinstance, a number 11, and if this number appears the machineautomatically actuates a score tally giving him a number of pointsproportional to the mathematical probability of the numbers appearancewhich he has selected.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention a plurality ofthese selector slides is provided, namely: i

, Slide A-operator scores five points under the following conditions (a)if the machine throws a '7 or an 11 on the first throw or (b) if the ma-45 chine throws a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 on the first throw andthe samenumber on the subsequent throw before a '7 or an 11 appears, otherwiseno score.

Slide B--operator scores-five points if a 6 appears before a '7,otherwise no score.

50 Slide C--operator scores five points if an 8 appears before a 7,otherwise no score.

Slide D-operator scores five points if on the first and only throw a 2,3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12 appears otherwise no score.

55 Slide iii-operator scores fifteen points if on the first and onlythrow a 2, 3, or 12 appears, otherwise no score.

Slide F--operator scores twenty-five points if an 11 appears on thefirst and only throw, otherwise no score.

A notable feature of the present inventionis that the operator can playagainst these or any other desired number combination by slightlymodifying the electrical connections. Accordingly, the game can beperiodically varied in order to 10; stimulate interest.

A feature of the present invention is that once placed in operation theoperators can use the machine until one of the scores totals fivehundred,

at which time the entire device is automatically 1,5l

placed in non-operable condition.

The invention willbe fully and comprehensively understood from aconsideration of the following detailed description when read inconnection with the accompanying drawings which formpart of 20 theapplication.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view' of the apparatus assembled in its casing.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the apparatus shown 25 in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is substantially a front elevation of Fig. 2 along the line 33,with the front'casing removed and parts omitted for clearness. c

Fig. 3a is substantially a detail section of an 30 electrically operatedselector apparatus, with parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 3b is substantially a detail section of a manually operatedselector apparatus, with parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 4 is substantially a vertical section of Fig. 3 on the line 4-4,with parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 5 is substantially a top plan view of the apparatus with coverremoved and advertising de- 40 vice omitted.

Fig. 5a is substantially a detail perspective of the selector apparatuslocking mechanism.

Fig. 5b is substantially a detail perspective of the selector apparatuslocking mechanism.

Fig. 6 is substantially a rear elevation of Fig. 4 along the line 6-45,with parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 7 is substantially a vertical section of Fig. 6 along the line 1-4,with parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 8 is substantially a vertical section of Fig. 7 on line 8--8, withparts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 9 is substantially atop plan view of Fig. 4 along line 99, withparts omitted for clearness. 5

Fig. 10 is substantially an exploded perspective of the operating lever51 and certain of its cooperating members.

Fig. 11 is substantially a horizontal section of Fig. 4 along the lineHl l, with parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 12 is substantially a horizontal section of Fig. 4 along the linel2l2, with parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 12a is substantially an exploded perspective of the latch 40!) andcertain of its cooperating members.

Fig. 12b is substantially a detail section of part of the apparatusshown in Fig. 12.

Fig. 120 is substantially a detail section of part of the apparatusshown in Fig. 12.

Fig. 12d is substantially a top plan View of a modification of part ofthe apparatus shown in Fig. 12.

Fig. 129 is substantially a section of Fig. 12d along the line I2e|2e.

Fig. 12f is substantially a detail section of part of the apparatusshown in Fig. 12d.

Fig. 13 is substantially a side elevation of part of the apparatus shownin Fig. 11.

Fig. 13a is substantially a detail section of part of the apparatusshown in Fig. 13.

Fig. 14 is substantially a vertical section of Fig. 11 along the line|4--|4, with parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 15 is substantially a vertical section of Fig. 11 along the line|5l5, with parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 15a is substantially a detail section of part of the apparatusshown in Fig. 15.

Fig. 16 is substantially a vertical section of Fig. 11 along line l6-l6, with parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 17 is substantially a vertical section of Fig. 13, along line |1|1,with parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 18 is substantially a vertical section of Fig. 2, along line l8l8,with parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 19 is substantially a vertical section of Fig. 18 along the line|9-l9, with front cover of scoring mechanism shown in position.

Fig. 20 is substantially a front elevation of the scoring mechanism withcasing removed and parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 21 is substantially a vertical section of Fig. 2 along line 2l-2l,with parts omitted for clearness.

Fig. 22 is substantially a fragmentary detail of part of the apparatusshown in Fig. 20.

Fig. 23 is substantially a perspective view of the reset dogs and leversshown in Fig. 21.

Fig. 24 is substantially a detail section of part of the apparatus shownin Fig. 19.

Fig. 25 is substantially a detail perspective of part of the scoringmechanism shown in Fig. 20.

Fig. 260-261) is a schematic wiring diagram of the apparatus.

In the preferred and herein described embodiment of the presentinvention there are but two prime movers, namely, the operating handleand a motor driven sweep arm. Accordingly, all moving parts within theapparatus are actuated by one or the other of these members and in orderto facilitate clearness of description, the manually operated memberswill be described first and separately from those members which areprimarily actuated by the electric motor and its cooperating elements.

Generally speaking, the device prepared according to the presentinvention is operated by (1) manipulation of the selector slides, (2)insertion of a coin and manipulation of the coin slide, and (3) movementof the operating lever first in a counterclockwise, then in a clockwisedirection, insofar as the stops will permit of the movement.

After adjustment of the selection. members generally designated as 45 aswill be hereinafter described, a coin is inserted in the cavity in slide5| and the slide pushed inward (see Figs. 1 and 2) causing the coin tofall thru the chute 59a into the receptacle 59. Reference is made toFig. 4 for the sequence of operations following the insertion of thecoin. When the sliding member 5| is forced inward the pin 52 fixedlyattached thereto is advanced along a slot in the member 53 until itsmotion is arrested, whereupon the slidable member 53 is moved forwardthereby pulling upon the cable 53a and moving the member 54 about itspivot 54a (see also Fig. 9). This causes the member 54 to move about itspivot in a clockwise direction, thereby positioning the teeth 54bbeneath the upper surface of the fixed member 55 so that the stop 56mounted on the lever arm 51 which normally rests upon the rack, nolonger engages with the teeth thereby permitting the member 51 to bemoved in a counterclockwise direction. The spring latch 58 engages witha cavity in the sliding member 5!, thereby fixing the cooperating partsin the positions hereinbefore described.

When lever 50 is moved in a counterclockwise direction its motion istransmitted thru the shaft 68a to which it is rigidly attached and alongthe arm 6| to the lever arm 51, pivoted on the pin 57a, mounted in theframe with which the arm 6| is normally in contact. Movement of thelever arm 51 produces several effects including changing the advertisingdisplay, resetting various moving members of the system to Zero oroperating position, throwing the dice into the hopper, and locking theselector members in non-operable position.

Referring to Figs. 4 to 9, as the lever arm. 51 is moved in thecounterclockwise direction by operation of the lever arm as hereinabovedescribed, tension is placed upon the spring and cable 10 whereby thefreely pivoted arm H is moved in a counterclockwise direction, therebyplacing the spring 12 under tension and exerting a counterclockwisetorque upon the lever arm 13 which is fixedly attached to thebasket-mounting members generally designated at 14 which are freelymovable upon the same shaft as the arm ll. Referring to Fig. 10, whichshows in exploded perspective the operating lever and its cooperatinglever system, as the arm. 51 moves in the counterclockwise direction theslotted block BI advances along the connecting rod 82 until it strikesthe adjustable stop 82a whereupon the lever arm 83, mounted on the shaft84 held in the bearings 92, is moved by means of the said connectingrod. As the arm 83 moves its motion is transmitted thru the shaft 84 tothe member 85 which is fixedly positioned on said shaft, thence thru thesecond class lever 86 pivoted on the pin 86a and by means of theconnecting rod 81 to the lever member 88 which is thereby moved in aclockwise direction. Accordingly, as the handle 68 is pulled down thelever member 88, which is fixedly mounted on the shaft H0, moves from asubstantially horizontal into a substantially vertical position and,referring to Figs. 7 and 8, its movement is transmitted by the shaft tothe cams III mounted thereon. Attached to the member 88.is the spring.89 which, when the member 88 is in a substantially Vertical positionsubstantially as shown in Fig. 8, is placed under tension, whereby thelever member 88 is held in substantially fixed position against the faceof the spring latch generally designated at 90. When the members are sopositioned, the cams assume substantially the position shown in Fig. '1.

Referring again to Fig. 10, as the lever arm 83 moves in acounterclockwise direction, the arm 93, fixedly mounted on the shaft 84,likewise moves, transmitting its movement by means of the connectingmember 94 and pin 95 to the arm 96. This causes the arm 99 to move in aclockwise direction thereby placing the spring 91 under tension and whenthe member 96 has reached a substantially vertical position, the freelymovable member 90 bearing the stop block 98a falls, therebysubstantially fixedly positioning the said member 99 against the face ofthe block 98a by the tension in the spring 91. Referring to Fig. 13, themember 99 is shown in locked position under the latch member 98.- As themember 99 moved in a clockwise direction as hereinbefore describedtension in the springs 300 and 3M was released, thereby permitting thelever members302 and 995 to move. The lever member 302 attached to theshaft 303 moved into the vertical position shown in Fig. 13 by tensionin the spring 304 and when so positioned the dog 309, which is alsofixedly attached to the shaft 303, is positioned as shown in Fig. 15 sothat the pivoted pawl member 1H9, held in position by the spring 3H,engages with the teeth of the ratchet wheel as shown. As tension in thespring 300 is released the lever member 305 mounted on the shaft 306movesin a counterclockwise direction until its movement is stopped bythe latch member 301 which is fixedly positioned upon the spring lever308 (best illustrated in Fig. 1311.).

Referring again to Fig. 10, as the arm 83 moves in a counterclockwisedirection, as hereinbefore described, the member I00, fixedly positionedon the shaft 84, is also moved, whereby the lever arm I02 fixedlymounted on the shaft H4, connected to the said member I00 by'theconnecting rod IN, is moved into substantially the lower position asshown in Fig. 6, thereby placing the spring I03 under tension. Referringto Figs. 6 and 8, as the lever arm I02 moves downward its motion istransmitted by the shaft M4 to the place member I I5 which is alsovfixedly mounted on the shaft I I4, thereby actuating the connectingmembers I I6,- pivoted to the members I I5 and I I1, and transmittingthe movement of the member H5 to the member II1 pivoted at the pointII1a, whereby the slidable members I I8 are caused to move toward eachother, thus at least partially closing the opening, generally designatedat I20, in the plate I I9. As the lever member I02 moves downward it isforced into a seat in the framework by the spring I2I 'so that it isheld in substantially locked position such as shown. in Fig. 7. 1

Referring to Fig. 9, as the lever arm 51 moves in a counterclockwisedirection it pulls the cable 63 which passes thru pulleys and isattached to the slidable block 60, thereby moving said block from theposition shown in Fig. 9, toward the left until its movement is stoppedby the framework of the track generally'designated as 95, whereupon arecess in the bottom of the block engages with the spring latchgenerally designated as 96 thereby substantially fixing the position ofthe block.

Referring to Figs. 18 and 19, as the lever member 51 moves in thecounterclockwise direction,

the freely pivoted lever member 202 is also moved in a counterclockwisedirection by the connecting rod 20I attached thereto, thereby operatingthe advertising device generally designated as 200, which comprisesgenerally a plurality of rotatable spool-like members carrying anendless strip of advertising material. The member 203, preferably ahollow frame altho a solid block canbe used if desired, is freelyrotatable upon the shaft 204 which is journalled in the sides of thecasing substantially as shown. 205 is a'cut-away framework with endmembers pivoted at 296, substantially as shown, said framework andblocks being freely rotatable about an axis parallel to that of shaft204. The transparencies 201 are joined by substantially flexibleperforated members 208 and pass around the members 203 and 205 so thatwhen these blocks are rotated different transparencies will be placed infront of a source of illumination generally designated as 209, andsupported on a bracket substantially as shown, whereby thetransparencies may be viewed thru the window 2 I0, which, in thepreferred embodiment of the present invention, can carry additionaladvertising material. The pins 2I2 serve two functions; first, theyinsure proper register of the transparencies with the face of the block203, and, second, they strike against the dog 2I3 which is held undertension by the spring 2M, thereby preventing clockwise rotation of theblock. Pins mounted in the frame 205 are likewise provided to insureproper alignment of the transparencies as they are moved duringoperation. The pins 2l5 are fixedly positioned in the end member 203 andtheir outer surfaces are beveled so that the spring lever 202 will slideover them when moved in a clockwise direction but not when moved in acounterclockwise direction. In operation, when the lever 51 is returnedin a clockwise direction, lever 202 also moves in a clockwise direction,the member 203 being prevented from moving by the dog 2 I 3, and afterthe member 202 has passed over the head of the pin 2I5 it is positionedbehind same substantially as shown in Fig. 18. Upon being moved in acounterclockwise direction, during subsequent operation of the machine,the arm 202 strikes against the pin 2 I 5, thereby causing the block 203to move about its axis and positioning a different transparency beforethe window 2H1. Lamps 2IB areprovided for illumination of thetransparencies inasmuch as the illuminating means generally designatedas 209 function intermittently as will be hereinafter described. In oneembodiment of the present invention the front side of the casing of theilluminating means generally designated as 209 is cut away substantiallyas shown in Fig. 19 so that when the illuminating means positionedwithin said casing are in operation, the cut-away portions will bevisible thru the transparencies. The present inventor has found that theoperators attention can be readily attracted to the advertising messagesby causing the hereinabove mentioned illuminating means to functionintermittently and in conjunction with the scoring means whereby thenumber of points scored in each play will be visibly displayed in thebackground of the advertising matter substan-- tially as shown in Fig.19.

Returning to Figs. 4 and 9, as the lever 51 is moved in acounterclockwise direction, it strikes the member I which is pivotedabout the point I3I, thereby moving said member in a clockwise directionand, by means of the cable I32, moving the dog I33 in a clockwisedirection, thereby releasing the basket-supporting frame I 14. As theframe is released tension in the spring 12 causes the entire basket andsupporting frame to move upward about its pivot and throw the dice 11into the hopper generally designated at I40.

Referring to Figs. 5, 6 and 7, the hopper I is divided by the frameworkof wire designated generally at I4I so that when the basket assumes theposition shown in dotted form in Fig. 7 the dice will fall intodifferent compartments within the hopper and descend until they strikethe baseplate thereof I42.

counterclockwise movement of the lever arm 51 also serves to lock theselector slides, generally designated as 45, in an unoperable position.This is accomplished by counterclockwise rotation of the shaft 350 whichis journalled in the frame and carries the arm 35a which is connected tothe lever arm 51 by the cable 353 thru means not shown. Referring toFigs. 3, 3a, 5, 5a and 50, when the selector slides are operated, usingthe B slide for example, as the member 354 is pushed inward as far aspossible by the operator, the plate 355 is moved upward by the cable 360so that the pin 356, actuated by the lever arm 351 and spring 358, seatsitself in the hole in plate 355, thereby locking the plate in positionso that electrical connection exists between the contact pointsgenerally designated as 359. As the plate 355 is moved upward it pullsthe cable 36I, attached to the member 362 integral with said plate,which is connected to the pivoted latch dog 365 so that when the arm366, fixedly mounted on the shaft 350, rotates in a counterclockwisedirection it strikes the end of the member 354 thereby advancing sameuntil the dog 365 engages with the slot 361 in the sliding memberthereby substantially locking same in position. The cables 360 and 36Iare adjusted to lengths such that the dog 365 will not engage the slotin the sliding member 354 unless the plate 355 is held in lockedposition by the pin 356, accordingly the selector slides cannot beoperated after the lever arm 51 has been moved in a counterclockwisedirection because they cannot be pushed in far enough to engage the dogsor close the switch contact, being prevented by the stop memberscorresponding to member 366. Clockwise rotation of the shaft 350 isprevented by the lever arm 310 fixedly mounted on the shaft and engagingwith the spring latch generally designated as 31I.

The selector mechanisms actuated by slides D, E and F operate in ananalogous manner. Referring to Fig. 3b, the cable 380 corresponds to thecable 360 in Fig. 3a and likewise serves to move the plate member 385 inan upward direction until the pin 386, actuated by spring 388 actingthru the lever 381, engages in an opening in said plate therebysubstantially fixing the position of same. The cable 38l actuates thecorresponding slide locking mechanism in a manner analogous to cable 36Ias hereinabove described. The cam 3! is normally in the position shownin Fig. 3b.

Referring to Fig. 4, as the lever member 51 is returned in the clockwisedirection it moves the pivoted stop I43 which is connected by means of acable I44 to the spring latch 66 thereby opening the latch and releasingthe block 64 which is pulled along its track toward the right by thedashpot 61 connected to said block 64 by the cable 68. The dashpotcomprises a cylinder, closed at one end by a fiap valve, within whichslides a close fitting weight so that when the weight is positioned atthe top of the upright cylinder and released it will slowly fall, thespeed of its fall being regulated by leakage of air from the closedportion. These details are best illustrated in Fig. 9. Attached to theblock 64 are the slidable piston members I45 carrying the piston headswhich move forward as the block 64 advances, thereby moving the dicealong the base plate I42 toward the upright stop plate I41. Referring toFig. '7, as the block 64 advances along its runway it engages with thelever member I50 which is pivoted about the point I50a and connected tothe spring latch generally designated at I52 by the connecting rod I5I.When the dice are positioned against the plate I41, the member I50 hasbeen moved in a clockwise direction as heretofore described and theframe generally designated at I10 has been released so that the surfaceof the plate I10a rests upon stop members I13 and is close to the uppersurface of the dice, being firmly held in this position by the springsI1I mounted under the L brackets I12. These details are best illustratedin Figs. 6 and 8.

Plate I10a' is pierced with a plurality of openings in each of which isseated a pin similar to pin 525. These pins comprise a lower metallicportion projecting beyond the surface of the plate HM and an. upper headportion adapted to engage with the plate and prevent the pin fromfalling down thru the opening. Positioned above the metallic part of thepin is an insulating member equal in diameter to the diameter of the pinand of thickness such that when the lower end of the pin is flush withthe lower face of the plate I10a the upper surface of the insulatingmember is positioned above the upper surface of said plate. These pins,of which there are eighteen, are arranged in the plate I10a so that theywill engage with the surface of the dice substantially as shown in Fig.8, accordingly, inasmuch as the indicia on the face of the dice aresubstantially localized cut-away portions, when the dice are positionedas shown the lower ends of the pins fall into these cut-away portions inthe dice thereby permitting the pin and the insulating head to descenduntil the upper surface of said head is flush with the upper surface ofplate I10a. The metallic members 526 are positioned in holes cut in theinsulating plate 529 and held under tension by the springs 521 mountedin the insulating blocks generally designated as 528. As is shown inFig. 8, the axes of these pins generally designated as 526 are slightlyoff center from the axes of the pins upon which they rest, accordingly,when the pins such as 425, are pushed upward the members 526 arelikewise pushed upward and out of contact with the surface of plate I10abut when the pins are in the lower position, such as for example pin 530in Fig. 8, an electrical circuit is completed between the spring member53I and the plate I10a. Hence when the dice are positioned as shown theupper surfaces thereof can be read by means of the pins, the totalnumber of pins depressed establishing a corresponding number ofelectrical circuits which represent the total numerical value displayed.

When the reading head generally designated as I10 descends ashereinbefore described until it is positioned as shown in Fig. 8, theadjustable member 500a fixedly mounted on the head lever 5.0. t t ecloses the switch generally designatedas 500 thereby starting the motor50! which rotates the arm .01 in a counterclockwise position over theplate 5.0.3 carryinsa plu li y of contacts erally designated as .504.These contacts are connected, as shown in Figs. 26a,-26b, to thehereinbefore described reading head generally designated in the wiringdiagram as 505 so that the total number of closed circuits between thepins generallydesignated as 526 and the plate l'IOa will be read off bythe arm as it passes over the points and each time acompletecircuit isfound by the sweeping arm it completes the circuit between the source ofenergy and the relay 506. In this manner the total number of exposedindicia on the upper surface of the dice will correspond to the numberof impulses received by the relay. The relay506 operates the solenoid501 which, referring to Figs, 11 and 13, is connected as shownto themember 508 which operates as a ratchet against the pins generallydesignated as 508 mounted in the wheel 510 which isfixedly positionedupon the sleeve 5| l. The sleeve 5 also earries fixedly positioned,thereon the wheel 512 i and the pulley 513 and when movedin a clockwisedirection by impulses conveyed to the solenoid ,501, places tension inthe spiral spring 5l3 which is joined to the rotatable member by thepin. 5 and attached to the standard 5I5 by the. pin 516. The ratchetwheel tilt! is fixedly attached to the wheel 512 and engages with thepawl 3.1g actuated as hereinabove described. In ope ation imp ses co v ey the w pi arm to the solenoid pull upon the member 508a which isconnected by means of a second class pawl 508 which rides in the guides500C and 50811. The pawl 500 is held against the pins 599 by the spring508:; and accordingly is brought back one pin corresponding to eachimpulse conveyed by the solenoid. Hence the exposed faces of the diceshow for exfour the wheel 510 will be advanced by the pawl 500. TheLeshaped memampl a $9 P ber 5l9, fixedly attached to the shaft 303 uponwhich is mounted the trip dog 309, freely rides npon the surface of thepawl 508 so that when the shaft 303 is moved in a clockwise direction bytension in the spring 3M the ratchet pawl (H will be tripped, therebyreleasing the ratchet 510, and the pawl 500 will be pushed down aboutthe fulcrum 5000 thereby releasing the wheel |,0, accordingly, theentire system 5l0, 5, 512 will return in a counterclockwise direction to'zero position. namely, until. the stop 520 strikes the frame 52!. Thepulley {H3 is connected to a'display wheel 52! carrying a series ofnumbers from two to twelve which is exposed to the operators viewsubstantially as shown in Fig. 2, accordingly, as soon as the uppersurface of the dicehave been ready by the electrical means hereinabovedescribed, the total number thereon displayed will be indicated by thewheel 52!.

Referring toFig. 12, as the arm 502 moves in a counterclockwisedirection'it passes over the contacts as hereinbefore mentioned andstrikes the dog 100 which is connected by means of the line f to thereverse switch generally designated as 102 so that when the dog is movedin a clockwise direction by the lever arm it pulls over the movable arm10.3 thereby causing the spring 104 to spring the switch arm 105 overinto contact with the member 106. When so positioned the motor isreversed and the arm 502 then moves in a clockwise direction.

the and o the counterc o k se rav of the arm 502, it engages with thefreely pivoted latch 10! which is attached by a cable (not shown) to themember 308 (Fig.,13a). Accorde inely, wh nthe latch is pu dt e m mbereleases the arm 305 which then moves in a counterclockwise directionthus rotating the shaft 306 and the cam H2 fixedly positioned thereon ina counterclockwise direction and permitting the arcuate hood membergenerally designated as 108, pivoted as shown at M3, to move downwarduntil the contact pins generally designated as 109 rest upon the surfaceof the wheels .3 12 and N0, the hood being held in position thereupon bythe spring member H l. member carries several rows of contact points cld as J K. L and M hi h a o n ed as will be hereinafter described.Metallic plates, one of which is designated 180, are set flush with thesurface of the wheel H0 and 5L5 and are arranged so that the platemounted on the wheel lit makes contact with three rows of contactpoints, namely, rows L, M, and the center row not s n t d b a l t e a d.t e s at t in the wheel 5l2 makes contact between the rows of contactsdesignated as J and K. These me: tallic members are adjusted in width sothat they do not simultaneously make contact with more than one pin inthe same row.

Referring to Fig, 12, as the arm 502 begins its return trip in aclockwise direction it engages with the frog 'Il l which lifts up theextremity of the lever arm permitting same to ride upon the trackgenerally designated as H5. Arranged along the periphery of this trackarea plurality of movable members shown in detail in Fig. l2e

. 3 which serve as switching means for operating the scoring mechanismas will be hereinafter indicated. These members consist of a rotatableshaft bearing a lever arm which engages with the arm 502. On one end ofthe shaft is mounted a cam which can operate a spring or jack typeswitch so that as the arm 502 moves along, these switches are thrownand, after the arm has passed, are moved back into open position bysprings substantially as shown in Fig. 12. Toward the end of itsclockwise trip the arm 2 engages with the latch member 400 tripping sameand operating several members connected thereto substantially as shownin Fi .'l2a.'

7 Referring to Fig. 12a, as the-latch 4pc is tripped the latch 3' lllikewise opens, thereby permitting the shaft 350 to move in a clockwisedirection thus releasing the selector slides. The member I05 is moved ina clockwise direction, thereby forcing the member I02 out of its seat inthe frame and permitting it to move upward under tension in the springI03 thereby opening the closure members H8 and permitting the dice tofall down the chutes It into the baskets 15. The latch 90 is pulled,releasing the"lever arm 88 which moves under tension in the spring iii}thereby rotating the shaft H0 andcams ill, and raising the head andreading means generally designated as I10. The member 98 is moved upwardin a counterclockwise direction thereby releasing the arm 96 which movesin a counterclockwise direction under tension in the spring 91 therebyraising the reading hood generally. designated as 108, locking lever arm3% hin th r o 0 nd m n lever arm 302 in a clockwise direction thereby tip in th a chet aw and turnin as wheels 5l2 and H0 to zero positionsubstan a as he e na o c ibedh lat 31 sqmov d in a cou er lockwis di cton whe The oo the member 460 is tripped thereby releasing the lever arm391 and permitting same to move in a counterclockwise direction undertension in the spring 398 as will be hereinafter described inconjunction with the operation of selector slide A. The function of thelatch 116 which is connected with the converting switch generallydesignated in Fig. 3 as 111 will also be hereinafter described inconnection with the operation of selector slide A. When the latch 406 istripped it moves the lever arm 392 in a clockwise direction, therebyrotating the shaft 391 carrying the cams 399. These three cams operatethe trip mechanism in the switch D, E and F substantially as shown inFigs. 3b and 12a so that after the machine has once been operated, viz.the dice thrown and read, these cams will turn throwing the selectorslide into non-operative position and breaking contacts between thevarious parts of the circuits substantially as hereinafter described.

Referring to Figs. 12d, 12c and 12 the lever arm 800 functions insubstantially the same man ner as the lever arm 502 hereinbeforedescribed and the latches 460 and 101 are arranged, in this modificationof the present invention, substantially as shown at 81.". The springswitches shown in Fig. 12 and designated as 666-613 are replaced in themodification shown in Fig. 12d by the members generally indicated as864, the operation of which is detailed in Fig. 12 wherein 8011represents the lever arm, 882 a pivoted second class lever held underspring 805 and 893 a spring switch substantially for the purposehereinbefore described. A notable feature of this modification of thepresent invention is that it permits of the use of a uni-directionalmotor thereby dispensing the reversing apparatus which was described inconnection with the preferred embodiment.

Referring to Figs. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25, the score totalizingmechanism is operated by the solenoids 616, 611 and 615 which whenactuated move the pawl members 825, 826 and 821 which engage withratchet wheels 829 and 830 attached to and rotatable with the wheels 831and 832, respectively, substantially as shown in Figs. 22 and 24. Theseratchet pawls generally designated as 825, 826 and 821 are lifted out ofengagement with the ratchet teeth when the pivoted dogs 833 and 834 aremoved in an upward direction by actuation of the lever and cable systemgenerally designated as 835 so that when two operators are using thedevice it is possible by adjustment of the means 835 to register theimpulses received by the solenoid upon either but not both of the wheels831 and 832. At the conclusion of the operation of the device the resetpush button 840 is depressed, thereby pulling upon the cable 841 whichis attached to the dogs 842 and 843 lifting the same out of engagementwith the ratchet teeth and permitting the wheels B31 and 832 to returnto zero position by means of the spiral spring, substantially as shown.Referring to Fig. 25, as the wheels 831 and 832 reach an indicated valueof 500 or any other desired predetermined value, the stops 858 and 851operate-the spring switch generally designated as 852 so that thesolenoid 853 is actuated thereby tripping the latch 58 and permittingthe coin slot 5| to return to the outer or operable positionsubstantially as shown in Fig. 4.

In order to facilitate a more complete understanding of the matter ofthe present invention, particularly as regards the electrical circuitscreated during the course of its operation,- hypothetical situationsinvolving scoring and non-scoring throws for each of the selector slideswill be hereinafter described.

Slide A When slide A is pushed inwardly it actuates a switch heretoforedescribed and illustrated in Fig. 3a and in addition to operating themechanism as has been described this slide and this slide only, beingattached by a cable to the lever member 391, moves said lever 391 in aclockwise direction. As the lever 391 is moved in the clockwisedirection it actuates the shaft. 395 to which it is fixedly attachedhereby moving the cam 394 and causing the plate 393 to move from anon-vertical to a vertical position, thus pushing the pin 115 which isattached to the idle wheel mounted on the shaft 116 which is rotatableWithin the sleeve member 511. The shaft 116 carries a pulley wheel 111to which is attached a cable operating a display wheel 118. carryingnumbers from two to twelve. The pin 115 engages with a correspondingopening in the wheel 512 so that when the solenoid 501 is actuated byelectric impulses conveyed from the reading mechanism hereinabovedescribed the entire system 512, 511, 116, 110 moves in a clockwisedirection. The wheels 110 and 512 are held in locked engagement by thepin 115 until the conclusion of the first throw of the dice and readingof same, thereupon when the latch 408 is tripped by the reader arm 592the latch 399 is tripped, thereby permitting the spring 398 to move thelever arm 391 in a counterclockwise direction.

Another function of the selector slide A is to cock the convertingswitch generally designated as 111 (refer to Fig. 3). When the selectorslide is pushed in, the upper plate of this switch is pulled to the leftand cooked under the latch 116 so that the contacts are aligned asfollows: 651-652; 853-654; 655-656.

Assuming for purposes of illustration that a seven has been thrown,referring to Figs. 26a-26b, the circuits are completed as follows:

Switch A-terminal 651 on convertingswitch terminal 655 on convertingswitchterminal 656 on converting switchterminal number 1 in row L ofhood-connecting bar -terminal number 1 in row M of hood-line 691.

Switch Aspring trip switch 609-solenoid 615illuminating means 618line690.

The lines 690 and 691 are connected to transformer 990, accordingly,when the circuit is completed as above indicated current will pass thruthe solenoid 615 thereby advancing scoring tally wheel one notch or anequivalent of five points.

Solenoid 621-spring trip switch 61J2converting switch terminal654-converting switchterminal 653-terminals 2, 3 and 12 of row L inhood.

Solenoid 621spring trip switch 613-switch Atermina1 point 651 onconverting switchterminal 655 on converting switch--terminal 656 onconverting switchterminal 1 on row L of hoodconnecting bar 180-terminalnumber 1 in row M of hood-line 691.

When the circuit is completed as above indicated between the lines 690and 691 and the solenoid 621, the solenoid 628 operates thereby pullingthe pin out of the plate shown in Fig. 3a, causing the switch'A to open,and breaking the circuit. 1

Accordingly when a seven is thrown the score

